I’m glad I never reviewed this - AYANEO Pocket S

[@lowpolypenguin8584]

When you have to review a gamer slab at 3, but need to attend a wedding at 4

[@neongenesis8499]

Is it a review or not, I'm totally lost. They send it to the lab too test things but its also a short circuit. In the title it states that he's happy he doesn't review it...

[@DanielFerreira-ez8qd]

​@@neongenesis8499 It's first impressions

[@redex68]

​@@neongenesis8499 They typically classify these as unboxings. So they did do some minor testing and tried it out, but it's not a full fledged review and doesn't have the level of care/quality put into it as a mainline LTT video.

[@neongenesis8499]

@@redex68 they sent it to the lab for testing. That's pretty clear to be closer to a review then a unboxing.

[@michaelchapman2876]

@@neongenesis8499 I'm fairly sure that it is no SOP (Standard operating Procedure) to test things like battery life, performance, etc. as part of an unboxing. That way they DONT have to rely on Mfg. specs, allowing for better info to be given to the consumer. If this was a full review, they would have tested more games, game streaming, etc. : )

[@Anigma9400]

Who is this imposter? Linus would never wear a collared shirt! :P

[@39zack]

Its LIMEus

[@dyrad]

It's Litmus

[@subieasunayuuki]

He's been cloned

[@sokarash]

I guess its a test product for his store, as he only wears his own gear for years. Expect jeans of course. But that is probably only a matter of time.

[@Metal_Maxine]

@@sokarash It's new! And already discounted for LIME day.

[@utkarsh4798]

Maybe this is what they mean when they say " business casual "

[@luke_skyknocker]

I recently found out what smart casual means and realised it's that style I hate. The modern idea of tasteful clothing seems backward

[@EarlHare]

Linus? you okay? you went to court today or what?

[@thany3]

Is a button-up shirt required in court?

[@jasonls221]

@@thany3 Some judges care about that stuff, you should always try to favor the judge (and jurors if there are any). You can get yelled at for wearing something casual

[@OrangeC7]

@@jasonls221 I'm also under the impression that you're supposed to pay a large deal of respect to the judge, since they represent the authority/sovereignty of the government itself. Which is also why you would address them as "Your Honor". So if you can, you should also dress as though you care about being there

[@cclacss]

Corporate Linus

[@AbeelSiddiqui]

Gotta settle that harassment case

[@Michael-kk3qx]

Gary is the only person at the company linus can make old jokes about lmao

[@benwu7980]

He loves the Intel Arc because can remember the original Ark /jk

[@donc-m4900]

69th like. Nice.

[@termiterasin]

Geforce or Arc? Arc! *whip*

[@mniakan754]

Linus wearing a shirt is quite the rare sight, in the past five years that I've watched ltt I think it has happened once

[@thany3]

Yeah he's mostly shirtless, right 🤨

[@JWill6969]

Think he meant collared shirt ​@@thany3

[@CZTachyonsVN]

@@JWill6969sarcasm…….. sarcasm is a thing.

[@JWill6969]

@@CZTachyonsVN you don't know what sarcasm is/means

[@kirk6115]

That's clearly an AI generated Linus

[@filipepmachado]

To be fair where it’s due: The right stick is more of a Genshin Impact problem than Ayaneo’s. It doesn’t offer controller compatibility on Android - yes, it is available on iOS and iPadOS - and every other controller with over the app triggers is either a miss or barely a hit afaik.

[@superchristopher]

Yep. I play HSR and now ZZZ on a Retroid Pocket 4. Genshin right stick button mapping is horrendous. HSR is workable (but still bad). Only ZZZ is good because it offers Android controller support from the get go

[@Ok-kf8xg]

Neither it works well on MarioKart Tour. To properly move kart left and right and be able to manually drift, you need to bind it in a way it uses both sticks: one to move left or right, the other to start and make drift wider or shorter... at least it works 😭

[@colegillgrass3373]

Also, the right stick issue is on Linus, the joysticks have 2 modes. One for a joystick and one for aiming.

[@duongnhdn]

@@superchristopher Why do you have to map the stick in HSR tho, it has native controller support, ZZZ has it also.

[@superchristopher]

@@duongnhdn ZZZ does have it (thank the dev team) but HSR on Android does not have official controller support. I have heard of some controllers working, but I play on a Retroid Pocket 4 and that's definitely not recognized (neither was my backbone before that but idk if that's changed)

[@cloggedaorta]

Linus: Haha Gary u so old Also Linus: Gary, plz, I need help with technology

[@iKPtG]

The dichotomy of man

[@bobspldbckwrds]

He found an older brother.

[@gothfalcon]

"This game has controller support" Only on Apple, Playstation, and PC. They have not put out controller support for Android or released the game on Switch that they said they would do back in 2020.

[@stevemaricar4350]

For the price point, there seems to be too many compromises and oversights. It feels like there are better options in the market offering a more balanced handheld gaming experience.

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

Ayaneo is pushing out more handhelds than thermalright pushes out CPU cooler models

[@Bender-official]

Should I buy an Ayaneo or a Nintendo Switch?

[@cynicalcomedian4428]

@@Bender-official neo but honestly neither wait save for a pc handheld

[@KingfAce-qb9xk]

more like overpriced emulator

[@KingfAce-qb9xk]

@@Bender-official i rather buy switch lite

[@wrathgor]

@@Bender-official Switch technical specs are so low. I wouldn't. Buy Ayn Odin 2 or something to play on emulation, play android games and also pc games with xbox cloud and Geforce now.

[@awzup57]

in this months installment of "AYANEOs ever evolving attempts to saturate the market and somehow still be in last place"

[@dhoome1234ify]

7:16 509 DOLLARS??? I can probably pick up a used high end android phone for 400$ and buy a backbone with the rest

[@ZioFrankekko]

or just buy an odin 2.....

[@Blitterbug]

But why when you could get a new Steamdeck?

[@DeckDive]

PREACH!!!!!!

[@ZioFrankekko]

@@Blitterbug portability. thats it. if thats not a problem for you then the steamdeck is a muuuuch better deal

[@jaughnekow]

or a steam deck?

[@EpicMediaKids]

It seems like every month we're getting a new Ayaneo handheld

[@catgode]

theyre trying to outrelease Anbernic

[@REVOLVERE]

@@catgode ain't no way lmao

[@duongnhdn]

More like every 5 days

[@dogboy0912]

New Ayaneo just dropped. You know what that means? In a week, another new Ayaneo will drop.

[@bryanmiller476]

They don’t make much money on their devices since they don’t have a game store to get cuts from so they need to keep releasing new models much more frequently

[@motoXjake]

0:41 blinded for life.

[@dhoome1234ify]

Bringus Studios is proud of you for this honesty. (Context: AyaNeo Air 2s, iykyk)

[@DeadHawk23]

1:42 jesus christ the reflections on that thing are horrible

[@flmalegre]

Don't be mean to Linus, he's trying his best to look stylish.

[@Collin_J]

You can't see the fingerprints as well when it's all fingerprints

[@halomika4973]

Have you used a phone in...ever?

[@DeadHawk23]

@@halomika4973 Yeah and when the screen's on it has almost no reflection

[@mrapter7]

Odin 2 is phenomenal. Tons of switch games and every console below. SDG2 is a powerhouse! I do think we need one more generational power increase to see better switch performance but we’re almost there.

[@MrCed122]

Genshin Impact doesn't actually support controllers on Android, so the issues with the right stick isn't AYANEO's fault in that case, it's just Genshin being bad on Android.

[@AndreaFrancoise]

"I didn't ask for a perfectly reasonable explanation, I asked you to get busy!"

[@artvram]

My Retroid Pocket 4 Pro has a binding to make the right stick scroll infinitely in whatever direction smoothly, so in Genshin I can make the right stick work just like the game does on PlayStation. Not sure if Ayaneo's software doesn't have that or if they couldn't figure it out for the video

[@BurgerParty]

while apple has builtin support for controller since the first released and many whalers supppport this game and didnt even think of adding a already prebuilt feature on unity game engine XD

[@MissFoxification]

The problem is the button mapping. Other systems from other manufacturers don't have this problem as an analog stick is emulated as an analog stick, not a digital button press.

[@MiguelY22]

And call of duty mobile only supports some controllers

[@ChubiPanda]

Linus in a collared shirt makes me nervous.

[@hridyanshusinghroy2570]

Yes I get that Linus is wearing a shirt BUT IS NO ONE GONNA TALK ABOUT HOW LINUS JUST RAWDOGGED A LIME, PEEL AND ALL?

[@boi8328]

Should've went all-in and ate the whole thing nonchalantly 😂.

[@dyrad]

Bro launching new merchs professionally

[@lemiath]

as someone with an odin 2 pro, it's phenomenal, the ergonomics are great, performance is excellent (running most switch games at full res) and the battery life is phenomenal.

[@frostreaper1607]

Don't tempt me I already have a steamdeck 😭 ... fr tho, that thing looks amazing!

[@lemiath]

@@frostreaper1607 i think if you have something capable of emulating all of the systems portably that you want to already you probably shouldn't, but it is a great handheld. a bit smaller than the steamdeck but not insanely smaller and it does require a LOT of tinkering in regards to controller setups, drivers if emulating stuff like switch and if you wanna go further texture packs and mods that people have made for these games, also some games you can convert to android such as balatro.

[@speedyg123.]

yeah linus makes a good point. a Galaxy S23 is around $400 used, while the controller adapter is $99. So you have a better experience (better display, etc) for about the same or less money.

[@vodkaboy]

I like to have dedicated devices i'm old

[@frostreaper1607]

@@vodkaboy I think they mean you can make a dedicated gaming only device from a phone if you want too.

[@PR2k9]

Linus ripping on Gary being old only to immediately say he didn't know what the buttons do like a grandpa who doesnt know how to use the new remote is hilarious to me.

[@proc]

4:39 finally Linus learned how hall effect joysticks work, hope there won't be "no deadzone" bs moving forwards anymore

[@loueon6955]

You can see the people that obviously skipped the part when he advertised the collar shirt. Same old commenting before watching strategy

[@domhill3936]

Linus rocking the 'gotta shoot a video between business meetings' look

[@Dazzaster84]

LOVE that shirt though. I thought for a second there were different coloured studio lights on it

[@m2loughlin115]

couldn't hear the fan noise over mine

[@theunwantedson]

u bought that trash for android games lol

[@Mosestylez]

You should've bought Odin 2 instead

[@HoroJoga]

Thankfully Linus found time to record this before going to the church

[@jeffhidalgo6037]

That looks like it is really comfortable to hold but let's see what your review says & how it actually performs. That fan sounds like it can suck all the air out of the room lol

[@Haybro06]

1:16 I will never understand the people that argue against having MicroSD on phones (these people, somehow, do exist). Its convenient for console modding, moving files between my various devices, good cheap storage for photos/videos/ROMs/music, PLUS the insane prices of internal storage. Internal storage prices are so bad that I'm planning to buy a usb c splitter, microSD adapter, usb c M.2 enclosure, a 2230 SSD, and making my own phone case for it all to fit into. It'll cost me about the same as moving up to a 256GB model and I'll instead get 1TB of fast, reliable storage, not to mention the fact that it's EASILY upgradable.

[@fumangus69]

Ayaneo already announced the pocket s Evo lol

[@sushimshah2896]

Yeah with a120Hz OLED, but what's the price for that gonna be, definitely even higher!? I just checked their website and they also have a Odin 2 Mini with a get this - a Mini-LED screen, did they really have to make it "mini" though with a small 5" screen and 5000 mAh battery!?🤦🏻‍♂️ But we can blame QC for this because we know those chips won't be cheap!

​@@sushimshah2896you're mistaking Ayaneo with Ayn which is the manufacturer of the Odin 2 mini, Ayaneo is the manufacturer of the Pocket S.

[@Elhabad_ibn_youssef]

Identity theft is not a joke linus !!

[@yupazus]

Millions of families suffer every year!

[@cirmothe9]

Man can't wear a nice shirt without everyone making a big deal about it.

[@AnTran147]

Since they recently announced the Pocket EVO that loses the pocketability of this model, but seems to pretty much fix every other problem with the device hardware-wise, I'm starting to wonder if AYANEO had to fulfill some kind of design quota for Qualcomm where they had to first release some kind of "premium" device to make Qualcomm look good before they could actually build the handheld they WANTED to build.

[@lina4469]

I think the price is ok, since phones with this hardware are 1500 at times, but honestly either one is high

[@crimsonunit1954]

Poco f6 pro????

[@hhidd]

i like how 90% of the comments are just about his shirt

[@itsTheCurry]

The AYN Odin is great for me, i can play all my gamecube,ps2 and wii games and play some great android games as well. The sticks feel great and the ergonomics are amazing.

[@AamitMorthos]

Like, I get why people keep comparing this to other windows base handhelds because of the price. But it's an android device, people don't bring up other high-end handhelds like the odin 2, razer edge, and gpd xp enough. Those are the devices that a person who wants a higher end android handheld for android games would be looking at.

[@w0nd3rlu573r]

I love how Gary manages to look as the bigger child in the picture

[@TechnicolorTube]

Linus should wear button-up shirts more often. Stay Classy LTT!

[@rklrkl64]

ARM Android gaming handhelds have a massive competitor: your current phone plus a snap-on controller. Until we see an ARM handheld with a Snapdragon X Elite chip running SteamOS 3 + x86 translation (Box64 or whatever) + Proton (+ Waydroid for the Android side), then you can forget it.

[@Rosie2009ify]

I’m glad everyone is as thrown off by the collard shirt as I am! I don’t think I’ve ever seen him in one 😂

[@BacklogDrifter]

All issues should be fixed on the Ayaneo Pocket S2 which should be releasing in a week or two.

[@I.M.T.S]

As someone who plays Genshin Impact on Ayaneo pocket S I can confirm Screen mapping works perfectly with GI. Stick mapping has two modes, Hold and Repeat. For left stick mapping used for movement you need to use 'Repeat' mode and for right stick 'Hold' mode. But the bummer is as of right now there is no way to manually adjust deadzone. There is a setting called "Range Adjustment" that toggle deadzone but default deadzone setting is around 22~25% which is huge. The sticks on my unit has small amount of drift that could have been fixed with less than 5% deadzone but if the game or emulator I am using do not have deadzone adjustment I am forced to use "Range Adjustment" with huge deadzone. Also there is no physical-button mapping considering it has seven extra buttons on it. I bought the Pocket S for its slim formfactor with 6" screen so that I can slide it in my pocket if need be, but if pocket-ability is not a big factor I'd recommend buying Ayn Odin 2 or Odin 2 Mini instead. I guess because Ayn had more experience with Android, their customization apps are much more refined. And Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has been out for a while so its driver is more matured so some high-end emulation games plays better on Odin 2 than Pocket S.

[@FatNorthernBigot]

I have the Odin 2. It's an amazing gaming device. It emulates everything up to and including my Switch, and whilst I'm at home, I stream my PC games on it without the performance compromises of the Steam Deck. 😉

[@tejasbishnoi2607]

Nice shirt linus👀👀

[@tdata545]

Happy with my Odin 2 for my android emulation machine. Though, will probably get the Mini 2 when it comes out since, Odin 2 is kind of big.

[@realbenactually]

LMG: How many zippers should we put on this hoodie? Linus: Final Fantasy.

[@wileymonair]

My man, I was not expecting the chomp out of a line, I puckered so damn hard

[@CTIPrecision]

Seeing the shirt, and knowing the timeline, seems like his funeral shirt. If so, good on you guys for making it so obvious in the video. You as well as the world deserve to remember her existence.

[@YIPPY-xf8pi]

Linus your forty years are showing in the middle of your jacket a bit early.

[@AyBee9725]

It’s like Linus is going back to his channel roots with the NCIX look

[@samk2407]

I got served the thumbnail test of linus in a collared shirt 😂 they're really trying everything over there

[@fernandoferraz4146]

Linus be like: 😕7

[@CasepbX]

I've had one for about a month now. No major complaints besides the sticks and face buttons being too small for me. Also wish it had a 3.5mm jack. It runs all PS2 and GC games great.

[@Tea_and_Kvetch]

Steam deck is cheaper and does that obscenely well. If all you're playing is PS2 and GC, you could have saved even more money with Anbernic's rg cube or rg 556. Everything listed here has a 3.5mm jack, BT and wifi.

[@Igor-ok7ru]

430 nits is "pretty darn bright"? Even an iPhone 5 from 13 years ago has a 500 nits screen. Not to mention new phones ship with 2600 nits. What it is with LTT and their low brightness bias?

[@jamesborb4255]

The steam deck killed the market of chinese gaming handhelds that were sold for double its price. These are their last breaths

[@Tea_and_Kvetch]

At the high to top end, sure. Low end to mid stuff from Anbernic, Trimui, Retroid and even the R36s are all selling strong, even with the crazy release rate of consoles. Can't fit the deck in pockets, and I cherish that thing way too much to risk bringing it outside the house. Much more palatable and simpler to bring a sub $100 handheld.

[@meric12131415]

So fun fact as sick as the hoodie looks as of right now it's absolutely 100 percent sold out on the site

[@safebet5841]

I clicked because Linus is on the left.

[@Electroplum3]

I never realized it was Linus not until I played the video

[@IR4TE]

This shirt looks like something I would expect Pogo the clown would wear.

[@vitelo25miki23]

AYN Odin 2 is still the best handheld possible even if its not cheap, 8Gen 2 is more than enough

[@mrbobgamingmemes9558]

Yeah, it will only struggle on Ray tracing or unoptimized games

[@fernandoferraz4146]

​@@mrbobgamingmemes9558 I think that even the g3 will struggle with ray tracing

[@mrbobgamingmemes9558]

@@fernandoferraz4146 yeah, I surprised Ray tracing comes to mobile soo quickly considering most mobile game dev don't care about Graphics

[@Fru1tpunch]

ayaneo the tiger electronics of handhelds

[@roserichardson9480]

Turbo switches on computing hardware are one thing from the 90s I didn't think would come back.

[@marioStortuga]

Can you tell who didn't pay attention to the Oxford Shirt promo 🤣🤣

[@Marbeary]

LTT: We need to make linus to wear business attire LTT store: We got you fam

[@scourgex1479]

I had to do a double take at the thumbnail, was unsure if I was living in a parallel universe

[@joz534]

How does Linus look even younger with a collar shirt?

[@formerlycringe]

No fr he looks like a grad student

[@mrm9229]

The right stick issue is corrected by a settings change. Works perfectly with my Ayn Odin 2.

[@yyvan5125]

The shirt is actually pretty nice.

[@rototiller345]

"I love limes, and I love to display them around my house like this"

[@Paz_Soldan]

"Tertiary" is a word so rarely used. Bravo writers, lol.

[@GingerKringer]

The Cardgage Curse!!!!!

[@Avarixin]

can we all agree the earrings make Linus significantly hotter?

[@CZpersi]

Oh boy, the display is super glossy.

[@user-yr3om5lx2y]

I liked the more colorful version of the wan hoodie that was first shown

[@4RILDIGITAL]

It's disappointing when a product falls short of expectations. 59$ does seem a bit high considering the competition.

[@seventhblessing.7371]

Please review then AYN Odin 2 Pro

[@colegillgrass3373]

Linus, the right stick is on you. There are 2 modes available when placing on screen controls. One for joysticks like the left stick, and one for aiming. Both of yours are set to joystick mode. Also for Hoyoverse ganes with controller support you have to manually select it every time you launch the game, its just a mihoyo thing they never implemented auto detect.

[@HAWXLEADER]

The reason why the right stick doesn't work is because it's on stick mode instead of swipe mode

[@jorgeosorto633]

I love Gary. Need more gary

[@Anonymous-rx4nr]

We missed your face ! Welcome back, Linus !

[@bryndal36]

Always fun watching someone who knows nothing about retro handheld gaming review something designed for it. A much more honest review.

[@LiamDilley]

That shirt and KZbins compression - YIKES!

[@ChrisSum.]

Can’t wait for the second version of this device to release in 1 month

[@achillysarsalejo945]

okay we getting drippy today

[@CrunchyCerealLover]

It's my first time looking at linus in a proper collared shirt

[@iinob]

what a unique combination of shirts

[@ossumopossum]

rip linus' thirst trap 30's phase

[@_MrOcean]

Thanks, getting a Backbone.

[@mcash2189]

given the ownership of AYANEO your Labs team should do a complete firmware dump and Analysis of the device

[@MrBigCannoli]

The on screen controller problems were all user error. The settings can be changed to tweak how the right stick works. The on screen buttons qnd controls can also all be hidden.

[@Me0_0w]

2:31 wow that was totally uncalled for.. well....

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

Honestly, Android generally doesn't really like gamepad controls. I had a similar issue when setting up my Retroid Pocket 4 Pro as a handheld PS2.

[@voidtransmits]

Make the damn controller xinput. Seriously guys. I was looking so hard at that thing but.. thanks for going over this.

[@Tr0nism]

2:41 garys vs linus hand 🤣

[@vajdanamal]

500$ seems industry standard considering the price for the processor

[@nishikun867]

Genshin or all of hoyo games on android don't have proper controller support is hella diabolical.

[@abhikbandhe]

why not just use a mobile phone with razer kishi or something, and a window emulator or side load window on android ?